{"id":69,"date":"2021-03-28T14:31:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T14:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kelleysclassics.com\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2021-03-28T17:21:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T17:21:43","slug":"previous-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/kelleysclassics.com\/index.php\/previous-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1923 T-Bucket<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This project was one of the most fun projects I’ve done.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The customer wanted it to look like a real race car, so I safety wired every bolt I could.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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When I build something I expect it to be driven so I make it as comfortable as possible. I recessed the side of the transmission tunnel so there’s enough room for your foot to be relaxed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The placement of the steering column was terrible so I made my own. The steering column mount also houses the fuse box and head light, ignition, and turn signal switches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Race cars don’t have keys, so this one has a push button started. I hinged the passenger seat and installed a battery disconnect under it. I installed a lock in the seat so it can be locked closed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s such as cool car! It’s a blast to drive, it’s actually comfortable and it handles like a go-cart.
I had to deliver it northern Wisconsin and if It had plates and insurance I would have driven it there!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1932 Ford roadster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was kind of a tough one because I only had 8 weeks to build it. Previous projects ran longer and I built this for my wives birthday so it had to be done on time. There was a lot of 18-20 hour days…
I got it finished on time, with 1 hour to spare!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I built a steel cage inside the body, everything is hinged and latched to steel. I converted it from a trunk to a rumble seat too. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I thought I was really rolling along until I discovered the rear of the body was almost 1 inch lower on one side than the other, I had to cut the rear panel out and cut the quarter panel in half and glass it back together. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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THAT’S A HAPPY FACE! It was well worth all the hours! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I’ve made a few changes since I turned it over to my wife. I redid the dash using a ’59 Chevrolet cluster, added a 3 deuce manifold, ’32 Ford headlights and some bigger rear tires.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We drive it everywhere, to the grocery store, to the casino, to work, our daughter drove it to high school a few times. It’ll idle in a parade for an hour and it’ll cruise down the highway at 80 all day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1932 Ford 5 window coupe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I wish I could have kept this one..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I hinged the dash and mounted the master cylinder at a 90 degree angle. It makes getting to the fuse box a lot easier too. I even mounted a light so you didn’t need a flashlight to see what your doing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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What started off as a basic 5 window coupe escalated when the customer watched American Graffiti.
I had to get the correct fenders for the front and back, get the correct rear bumper and install the 4 carb intake.

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I couldn’t find a linkage I liked so I made my own.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The car turned out great! It drove fantastic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1966 Shelby Cobra replica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a car! This was a kit from Classic Roadsters, it came with every thing except a battery and oil.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A friend of mine helped build this, this was the end of day 2!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2 weeks and it’s on it’s way to the body shop! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Back from the body shop in 2 weeks time!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Done! What a blast to drive! You really have to pay attention to the speedometer ,it’ll be going 90 before you realize it….<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1966 Shelby Cobra replica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another Classics Roadster kit.
This one was started by someone else and never finished. It had a 460 in it that made 830 hp on the dyno. It was kind of interesting to drive a 800 hp car that weighs under 2500lbs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is how I got it. It had a ridiculous hood scoop on it and it was an automatic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I converted it to a Tremec 5 speed, disassembled the things that were done wrong and sent it to the body shop. they corrected the hood scoop and painted it Guardsman Blue with white stripes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I tracked down the correct steering wheel, gauges and shifter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s a lot easier to start from scratch than it is to pick up were somebody else left off…The end result was fantastic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1957 Chevrolet Belair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can you tell my wife likes green? I built this for her!
My wife wanted a ’57 Chevy since the day I met her, I had a lot of cars but never a ’57.

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Here’s her dream car!
We had been married 15 years, she was 8 months pregnant and I had a broken back and neck, we certainly didn’t have any money to waste, but I knew we’d never find another one this clean for this price so I got an advance on a credit card to buy it. Probably not the smartest thing to do, but it worked out ok.

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At this point we owned it for 12 years. 3 of those years it sat ready for paint, but I refused to paint it green. I finally gave in and now we get complements on the color everywhere we go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s a great driving car and yes we drive it just like a regular car, it gets parked in parking lots and parking garages, I’ll take it anywhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1963 Ford Galaxy 500<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was a very clean car to start with. I was supposed to get it running and drivable, then a light sanding and repaint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Well that didn’t work out so good. The car had hardly any rust, but somebody loved bondo. The front fenders were really bad we had to replace one of them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Then I found this little dent, about the size of a fist and over 3\/4 deep. I spent what seemed like forever with a hammer and dolly fixing it. Besides this , a couple bullet holes and gallons of bondo I had to sand off the car really was pretty nice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I spent weeks blocking this car and it was worth every second.
If this car ever goes up for sale I’ll be the first one in line to buy it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

1962 Chevrolet Impala<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was a simple one, get it running and paint it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It wasn’t to bad, I fabricated the bottoms of the quarter panels, the bottoms of the front fenders and some parts of the trunk floor. I spent more time blocking than anything else.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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